William
Harry "Bill" Yates, 94, of Sigourney, IA passed away on March 16,
2012, at the Manor House Care Center, in Sigourney. Bill, the son
of S.T. (Bud) and Mabel Yates, was born on June 5, 1917 in Necedah,
Wisconsin. He graduated from Sigourney High School. Bill married
Evelyn Lucille Pottenger on September 14, 1938. In 2011 they
celebrated 73 years of marriage. Though the years they lived and
worked on the family farm north of Sigourney where they raised
purebred Angus cattle. They retired in 1975.
Bill was a 4-H leader, a long-time Farm Bureau member and a
member of the Sigourney Christian Church. Both Bill and Lucille
volunteered at the Food Bank and helped deliver Meals-On-Wheels.
Bill loved farming, playing cards, sports and visiting with
friends and family. He was a Cubs and Hawkeye fan. In 1932 he
showed the Grand Champion Steer at the Iowa State Fair.
He is survived by his wife Lucille, two sons Dan (Pat) of
Waterloo, IA, Jim of Des Moines, IA, two grandchildren Mike (Erin)
of Waterloo, Lisa of Austin, TX, three great granddaughters Samantha
and Katelyn of Austin, TX and Emily of Waterloo, a brother Don
(Peggy) of Sigourney and a sister Beverly Levine of Golden Valley,
MN.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents and brother Dean
(Marian) of Sigourney.

The family would
like to sincerely thank Barb Fritchen and the staff of caretakers at
the Manor House for taking excellent care of our father the last two
years.